The Belgian played against Marseille and is now looking forward to remaining injury free.
“The main thing for me at the moment is to get these 90 minutes under my belt,” Vermaelen said. “I feel good and great. It’s up to the boss who plays and it does not matter for me who is playing or who I am playing with because we know each other’s qualities. You have to cope with it every game. It is not an excuse that you don’t play or train a lot with each other.”